"To realize the benefits of technology, schools must develop a plan for integrating technology into the curriculum. An effective technology plan is based on the shared vision of educators, parents, community members, and business leaders who have technological expertise. It ensures that technology strengthens existing curricula and supports meaningful, engaged learning for all students. It also specifies how the technology will be paid for and how its use will be supported:
NYSED Office of Educational Technology Policy and Programs (ETPP)
The Office of Educational Technology Policy and Programs (ETPP) coordinates the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the USNY Statewide Educational Technology Plan. It also coordinates State Education Department programs and initiatives to foster and implement educational technologies across learning environments statewide. For more information on the educational technology plan, please visit the new office web site at www.emsc.nysed. gov/edtech. Access the draft plan here: HTML | Word
This site will be expanded to include more resources as the educational technology plan is further developed. As one way to engage many, the Board of Regents invites you to complete this brief survey, sharing your reactions to the proposed vision and goals which will be the foundation of the NYS educational technology plan. And we invite you, again through this survey, to share your best ideas for how we can use technology to transform teaching and learning.
The survey contains 13 questions. The first few ask that you tell us a little bit about yourself so that we can better understand your responses. The survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
Taken from: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step02/technology-planning/ Elements of a Technology Plan
The FCC has stipulated that requests for discounts must be based on an approved technology plan. To ensure that schools and libraries are prepared to effectively use the requested services, applicants must certify that their requests are based on approved technology plans that include provisions for integrating telecommunication services and Internet access into their educational program or library services. Most schools and libraries have already developed such plans and may only need to modify these existing plans slightly to conform to program criteria for technology plans.
To qualify as an approved technology plan for a discount and to meet the requirements of the FCC's Fifth Report and Order (FCC 04-190, released August 13, 2004), the plan must contain the following five elements:
The plan must establish clear goals and a realistic strategy for using telecommunications and information technology to improve education or library services;
The plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure that staff know how to use these new technologies to improve education or library services;
The plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services, hardware, software, and other services that will be needed to improve education or library services;
The plan must provide a sufficient budget to acquire and support the non-discounted elements of the plan: the hardware, software, professional development and other services that will be needed to implement the strategy; and
The plan must include an evaluation process that enables the school or library to monitor progress toward the specified goals and make mid-course corrections in response to new developments and opportunities and they arise.
Note: If the plan was approved prior to the effective date of the Fifth Report and Order (October 13, 2004) and did not contain all of the five required elements, that plan should be updated to include the missing elements. Technology plans must include all five elements.
Successful K-12 Technology Planning: Ten Essential Elements- ERIC
Developing a School or District Technology Plan
State of Mass. Guide to Tech Plans
South Dakota Guide to Tech Plans
**U.S. Department of Education Releases Finalized National Education Technology Plan** (docuticker.com)
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today released the U.S. Department of Education's plan for transforming American education through technology, a process that would create an engaging state-of-the-art, cradle-to-college school system nationwide. More...
"To realize the benefits of technology, schools must develop a plan for integrating technology into the curriculum. An effective technology plan is based on the shared vision of educators, parents, community members, and business leaders who have technological expertise. It ensures that technology strengthens existing curricula and supports meaningful, engaged learning for all students. It also specifies how the technology will be paid for and how its use will be supported:
NYSED Office of Educational Technology Policy and Programs (ETPP)
The Office of Educational Technology Policy and Programs (ETPP) coordinates the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the USNY Statewide Educational Technology Plan. It also coordinates State Education Department programs and initiatives to foster and implement educational technologies across learning environments statewide. For more information on the educational technology plan, please visit the new office web site at www.emsc.nysed. gov/edtech. Access the draft plan here: HTML | Word
This site will be expanded to include more resources as the educational technology plan is further developed.
As one way to engage many, the Board of Regents invites you to complete this brief survey, sharing your reactions to the proposed vision and goals which will be the foundation of the NYS educational technology plan. And we invite you, again through this survey, to share your best ideas for how we can use technology to transform teaching and learning.
The survey contains 13 questions. The first few ask that you tell us a little bit about yourself so that we can better understand your responses. The survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
Binghamton's Technology Plan
Taken from: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step02/technology-planning/
Elements of a Technology Plan
The FCC has stipulated that requests for discounts must be based on an approved technology plan. To ensure that schools and libraries are prepared to effectively use the requested services, applicants must certify that their requests are based on approved technology plans that include provisions for integrating telecommunication services and Internet access into their educational program or library services. Most schools and libraries have already developed such plans and may only need to modify these existing plans slightly to conform to program criteria for technology plans.
To qualify as an approved technology plan for a discount and to meet the requirements of the FCC's Fifth Report and Order (FCC 04-190, released August 13, 2004), the plan must contain the following five elements:
- The plan must establish clear goals and a realistic strategy for using telecommunications and information technology to improve education or library services;
- The plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure that staff know how to use these new technologies to improve education or library services;
- The plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services, hardware, software, and other services that will be needed to improve education or library services;
- The plan must provide a sufficient budget to acquire and support the non-discounted elements of the plan: the hardware, software, professional development and other services that will be needed to implement the strategy; and
- The plan must include an evaluation process that enables the school or library to monitor progress toward the specified goals and make mid-course corrections in response to new developments and opportunities and they arise.
Note: If the plan was approved prior to the effective date of the Fifth Report and Order (October 13, 2004) and did not contain all of the five required elements, that plan should be updated to include the missing elements. Technology plans must include all five elements.Here is the link to the Wiki Page for the Technology Plan Subcommittee.